seamounts

plural of seamount

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The film is manually wound through the camera via hand knobs at either side, with a frame counter keeping track of how many exposures have been taken.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Viral posts present them as a lost civilization’s handiwork; geologists call them nunataks, mountain summits standing above the ice, and, in some cases, glacial horns whose sharp faces were sculpted by erosion.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the nightly attacks, August saw two key diplomatic summits, intended as springboards to end Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor which began in February 2022.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its mesmerizing turquoise lakes, towering granite pinnacles, and vast, glistening glaciers have earned the park recognition as the crown jewel of Patagonia region, a vast natural frontier which stretches over 1,000 miles from Chile to the tip of Argentina.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The pinnacles seem endless yet no two are exactly the same — like fossilized snowflakes.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Seamounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamounts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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